Portfolio



March 6, 1934. B, SMITH El' A1.

PORTFOLIO 121111 El. 1215. c1-A Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a portfolio comprising a folder having a plurality of pockets formed from suitable paper in a simple and effective manner, -as hereinafter described. It may be employed for numerous uses, rsuch as containing bridge shopping lists,

l -f such portfolio by the simple folding of two sheets,

5 preferably of different colors and holding them in position by a single rivet to provide a plurality of pockets.

The full nature of the invention will be clearly V understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the folder showing it in open position. Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with the thickness of the section exaggerated for illustrative purposes. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank forming the backing, showing the folds in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 3 and showing a portion thereof in folded position. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank forming the liner, showing the folds in 3 'dotted unes. Fig. e is the same as Fig. 5 showing a portion thereof in folded position. Fig. 7 shows the liner and cover assembled with parts folded in position, indicating the finished folder in dotted lines.

To form the folder illustrated in Fig. 1, there is provided an oblong cover paper blank 10 of suitable color and decoration, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The blank is provided with a central crease 10a, side creases 11 and 12 and angular corner creases 13 and 14. The angular corner creases 13 and 14 form triangular wings 15 and 16 which are folded down to the position illustrated in dotted lines. Thereupon the lower portions of the side Ywings 1'7 and 18 are folded inwardly with the .angular wings 15 and 16 on the inside. This folded blank forms the outer cover and one pair of pockets.

The blank illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 forms the inner liner for the portfolio and may be of the same Weight and character of paper, but pref- (Cl. l12e-1) portion of the blank which has an angular tapering portion at the bottom thereof. Said last mentioned portion is divided by the crease 20 which extends longitudinally thereof and with angular creases 26 and 27 which divide the foldedin portions 28 and 29 from the pocket-forming portions 30 and 31.

The folded blank, as illustrated in Fig. 6, is inserted in the folded blank shown in Fig. 4, as illustrated in Fig. 7, whereupon the lower extended pocket portions 30 and 31 of the liner blank are folded up over the wings 17 and 18 of the cover blank. A rivet, or other suitable fastener 32, extends through the upturned pocket portions of the liner blank and the back portion of the cover blank on their central creases as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The portfolio is then completed by folding it on the crease 20. By making the two blanks of different colored paper, the back will be of one color having a different colored strip at the bottom, while the interior will be of two colors, the pockets 17 and 18 being of one color and the pockets 30 and 31 and the lining portions 21 and 22 being of a different color. The upper edges of the pockets will be of an attractive design in that they slope upwardly and downwardly toward a common rivet, substantially at 32. It will be further noted, as a material advantage of the construction, that the pockets 17 and 18 are slidably held within the fixed pockets 30 and 31, whereby they may be readily expanded by the material contained therein.

As will be readily understood, four pockets will be provided. The pockets 17 and 18 have their openings on the folded lines 13 and 14, and the pockets 30 and 31 have their upper edges on the folds 26 and 27.

While the portfolio has been herein described as made of heavy stock paper suitably decorated, it is obvious that it may be made of other materials, such as cloth, leather and the like.

The invention claimed is:

1. A portfolio comprising a back piece having inwardly folded portions, a liner positioned within said portions, and a flap on said liner folded over said portions to form a plurality of pockets.

2. A portfolio comprising a back piece formed by folding oppositely disposed angular portions inwardly and toward the center thereof, a lining positioned within the folded portions of the back piece having a triangular flap folded upwardly from the bottom thereof over said portions for holding them in closed position to provide pockets, and means for securing said ap in folded position to provide additional pockets.

3. A portfolio comprising a back piece formed by folding oppositely disposed angular portions inwardly and toward the center thereof, a lining positioned within the folded portions of the back piece having a triangular flap folded upwardly from the bottom thereof over said portions for slidably holding them in closed position to provide expansible pockets, and a rivet for securing the apeX of said flap to the back piece in folded position to provide additional pockets.

4. A portfolio comprising a back piece formed with four panels divided vertically by creases, the upper corner of each of the end panels being folded inwardly and the end panels being folded.

BURCH SMITH. FRANK L. SMITH. 

